English word origin

Etymology of maund

From Middle English maunde, maundie, borrowed from Old French mande, borrowed from Middle Dutch mande, from Old Dutch *manda, from Proto-West Germanic *mandu.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

A wicker basket. · A unit of capacity with various specific local values. · A handbasket with two lids.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English maunde, maundie, borrowed from Old French mande, borrowed from Middle Dutch mande, from Old Dutch *manda, from Proto-West Germanic *mandu.

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Inherited-form mentionmaundeenm
Derivation mentionmandefro
Derivation mentionmandedum
Derivation mention*mandaodt
Derivation mention*mandugmw-pro

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

A unit of weight in south and west Asia, whose value varies widely by location.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Hindi मन (man) / Urdu من (man), and their source, Persian من, from Middle Persian, from Akkadian 𒈠𒉡𒌑 (manû). The -d is probably from assimilation with Etymology 1 above, or from comparison with pound.

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Borrowed-form mentionमनhi
Borrowed-form mentionمنur
Derivation mentionمنfa
Derivation mention𒈠𒉡𒌑akk

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Source etymology 3

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noun

Begging.

verb

To beg. · To mutter; to mumble or speak incoherently; to maunder.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Unclear, but possibly from French mendier or quémander (“to beg”). Compare Romani mang (“to beg”).

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Derivation mentionmendierfr
Cognate mentionmangrom · to beg

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